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Nebraska-based global center to drive bioeconomy solutions for future of food

January 21, 2025

Ozan Ciftci, Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of food engineering, operates an integrated supercritical carbon dioxide extractor-bioreactor, using green technology to extract lycopene — a high-value health and wellness-promoting bioactive compound — from tomato waste while simultaneously producing biodiesel.

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Inaugural Scholarship of Engagement Fellows inaugural cohort includes (clockwise from top left) Shuai Nie, George Hunt, Jamilla Teixeira and Massimiliano Pierobon.

Inaugural Scholarship of Engagement Fellows seek connections across Nebraska

May 15, 2025

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Raikes School experience propels Chin into full-time role with Microsoft

May 15, 2025

Construction students building sheds outside Kiewit Hall.

Students build sheds to raise hope for community

May 14, 2025

Furqan Mahdi poses for a portrait in front of Chase Hall of the College of Engineering on East Campus. Mahdi is a biological systems engineering major and is set to graduate this May.

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Mahdi finds her voice — and purpose — in research, mentorship

May 14, 2025

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